Nursing Department
Reports to: CEO and Manometry RN
Hourly Range: $17.68-$43.15 Position Hours: PRN (approx. 16 hours/week)
Delivering the highest quality gastrointestinal healthcare in Northern Colorado. We respect our patients, our referring providers and business partners; we respect each other and our communities.
Position Purpose
The Manometry Technician is responsible for providing patient care to manometry patients as well as collaborating with other staff with administrative duties including scheduling patients, ordering supplies, and disinfecting equipment.
Essential Job Functions
- Utilizes the nursing process as the framework for providing nursing care to manometry patients.
- Performs both anorectal and esophageal manometry studies, as well as 24 h esophageal studies.
- Able to stay calm and follow protocols during emergent situations.
- Able to verbally report urgent patient symptoms to on-site provider and retain verbal orders to implement.
- Cleaning and care of manometry equipment
- Responsible for accurate chart preparation for all scheduled manometry patients.
- Responsible for accurate patient care documentation in EMR.
- Coordinating with scheduling staff to schedule patients, chart prep, answering manometry related questions for patients calling into the practice, troubleshooting patient issues, addressing patient questions. Ordering disposable items and supplies.
- Provide patient education regarding manometry studies process and results.
- Will assist the medical director in establishing quality standards for the manometry program.
- Will collaborate with the department on developing, reviewing, and implementation of manometry policies and procedures as needed.
- Communicates and collaborates with Clinical Supervisor, coworkers, and providers.
- Be a resource for patients, family and other health care team members.
- Maintains confidentiality of all information regarding patients, employees, clinic and hospital.
- Takes personal accountability for tasks and fosters teamwork.
- Understand and adhere to all HIPAA regulations to maintain our patients’ privacy.
- Requires regular, predictable attendance.
- Flexibility is essential for success with CFG and on occasion, our employees may be asked to complete projects and tasks that could be outside of their normal scope of duties.
Required Competencies
- Nursing skills – Strong patient care skill. Comfortable and knowledgeable accessing and de-accessing patient condition.
- Documentation and Information Recording – Possess excellent attention to detail; accurately enter data and patient care documentation; Comfortable with using electronic medical records system.
- Effective Communication – Ability to communicate patient care needs with colleagues both verbally and in writing; educate patients and/or patient families regarding care. Utilize critical thinking skills. Ability to investigate issues and ask follow-up questions.
- Customer Service – Superb listening skills, polite and respectful. Able to develop strong patient rapport. Able to work in a team environment.
- Professionalism – Build solid working relationships with team and support co-workers with patient needs; maintain composure during high stress situations; be respectful toward patients, physicians, and all CFG employees.
Education and Experience
- Minimum of 2 years direct experience
- Current CPR certification
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements
- Ability to walk, stoop, stand, bend or sit for extended periods of time.
- Physical demands:
- Walking: 70%- assisting patients, speaking with other departments and physicians
- Sitting: 30%- answering the telephone, working and entering data into the computer.
- Intact fine motor skills to manage medication vials, needles, IV catheters, tubing, etc.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs to include packages and patients.
- Ability to speak clearly to be understood by patients and employees.
- Ability to hear within normal range. Able to hear patients on the phone.
- Acuity near and far. Ability to see within normal parameters and to distinguish colors.
- Work may involve exposure to communicable diseases, medicinal preparations and other conditions common to a clinic environment.
Equipment Used
Esophageal and Anorectal manometry equipment, computer, printer, telephone, fax machine, scanner, copier
Equal Employment Opportunity
Centers for Gastroenterology is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, military, or veteran status
